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This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

September 24, 2025
One of NASA’s newly announced astronaut candidates already has a spaceflight under her belt. On Monday (Sept. 22), the space agency announced the 10 members of its newest astronaut class — five men and five women who will train for potential missions to commercial space stations in Earth orbit, at the moon and (perhaps) on Mars. One of the 10 is Anna Menon, who already has extensive…
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Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more

September 24, 2025
Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features is a redesigned Apps tab, a new Play Games experience, a new tab…
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Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures

September 24, 2025
Rocket.new, an Indian startup building an AI-powered app development platform, has raised $15 million in a seed round led by Salesforce Ventures to take on viral vibe-coding rivals like Lovable, Cursor, and Bolt by letting users build full, production-ready apps from natural-language prompts rather than just quick prototypes. Accel and Together Fund joined Salesforce Ventures in the all-equity…
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28mm, 35mm, or 50mm? The focal length debate every street photographer faces

September 24, 2025
Street photography has always sparked debate about which focal length is “best.” The truth, as I’ve found over years of walking city pavements and narrow alleyways with a camera in hand, is that there is no universal answer. It depends as much on who you are as a photographer as it does on the pictures you want to create. For me, two focal lengths have become indispensable: the classic 50mm…
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You need to know: does adding home solar increase your property value?

September 24, 2025
For many homeowners, the conversation about adding rooftop solar panels starts with cutting utility bills — but there are plenty of other reasons to make the switch. One of them is that adding a home solar system could actually increase your home’s resale value … but is that true? The short answer is: yes (kinda). In theory, the more features a house has, the more it costs. A pool, a bigger…
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